Lily Lane

The day lilies are in full glory. Every variety I have is in bloom, although not all are in this line. This is looking down the driveway, and can give you an inkling of what I think that strip could look like.

I think this is the first time ever they've all been blooming in the same year. A couple of years, the deer cleared all the buds.

The far left one is 'Young Love.' The yellow color is too golden (which you can really see in the group photo), but it's basically the maroon/yellow combo.

Next down is the big clump of Lemon Lilies. These are always the most robust, and the color is perfect.

And my newest one, 'Monterey Jack.' (Although I think it looks more like Muenster.) This one has just the right colors. You can compare with the other blooms and see that this one has been developed for the three petals to be larger than the sepals. I was wondering if I was really happy I bought it (but how could I go wrong at $3 eh?), but now that I see it with the others, I like it.

Now for the dark ones. The lighting was different when I took these pictures, so I can't definitively say which one is darker. This is 'Revolution.' This patch is in the front flower bed. There is a small clump along the driveway, but it didn't bloom this year.

And the old-fashioned one, 'Black Falcon.' I literally dug this out of a ditch some time in the past. But it suffers badly if it gets crowded by grass. So, that gives 'Revolution' an extra point since it spreads much more easily. Do you have a preference? I thought maybe seeing the pictures together would help me choose one, but they really are very similar.

And finally, no day lily display would be complete without "Ditch Lilies." These are the common variety Hemerocallis fulva although mine have all degenerated/evolved (not sure which is correct) to the double version. These are not my favorite, but I wouldn't mind if they would grow along the driveway farther down. They are all non-native, and the orange ones are considered invasive. They are just coming up in our edges, wherever.

In other news. Hmmm. The smoke from the Canadian wildfires was so strong last night it was giving me a sore throat. I kept fitfully waking up with bad dreams. Finally got some real sleep after 4 am and slept late. It was SO hot today that I just wasn't going to do any weeding. I did finish mowing the final space of lawn. It's dry enough now that it won't grow back very quickly. Spent most of the time inside, and a lot of that planning the next trip in my future. Stay tuned.

Also, tomorrow will have a nice event, ending a 35-year hiatus in my life!

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